Leadore Idaho Map

About Leadore, Idaho

Leadore is a locality in Lemhi County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 98. The population density is 122.5 people per km². Leadore is located at 44.6802°N, 113.3581°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Leadore is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83464.

Leadore emerges from the expansive high-desert terrain where the persistent flow of Texas Creek carves a narrow, verdant vein through the sagebrush flats. It lies 97.5 miles northwest of Rexburg, ID (from Rexburg, ID: bearing 308°T), and is situated 51.1 miles southwest of Dillon. The air here holds a thin, crystalline clarity, sharpening the silhouette of Mineral Hill as it rises four miles to the west, a solitary sentinel over the basin. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the landscape stretches into wide, arid plains where the light at dusk turns the dry grasses to the color of tarnished copper. To the east, the rugged topography of Jakes Canyon defines the horizon, its shadows deepening into indigo as the sun retreats behind the heights. Life in Leadore feels anchored to this vast, open scale, where the silence of the high country is broken only by the wind moving through the brush or the seasonal rush of water.

Salmon National Forest encompasses the borders of Leadore, providing a sprawling, timbered backdrop that has shaped the regional economy through generations of stewardship and labor. Historically, the rhythms of this place were dictated by the demands of the land, shifting from early resource extraction to a quiet reliance on the surrounding woods and the hardiness of high-altitude ranching. The residents maintain a deliberate pace, one that honors the distance between neighbors and the necessity of self-reliance in a landscape that remains indifferent to human ambition. While Coyote Lake lies twenty miles away, the local focus remains tethered to the immediate drainages and the slopes that offer a vantage point over the valley floor. Leadore persists as a waypoint of endurance, defined not by grand monuments, but by the steady, unadorned work of those who choose to live where the earth meets a wide and uninterrupted sky.

About This Leadore Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leadore, Idaho. Coordinates: 44.6802, -113.358091. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Leadore includes the ZIP code (83464), telephone area code (208), county seat of Lemhi County (Salmon), and school district assignment (South Lemhi School District 292).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.